Silvergrove Kentucky — July 1962

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PROJECT 10013 RECORD CARD 2. LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS 0 Wos Balloon ..-' C ProbablyBalloon El~uncl-Vi suol 0 Ground-Roclar . ~ Was Aircraft 0 Probaltly Aircraft GMT '2;:1jf'.~1-.!... 0 AiP.Visuol 0 Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft 5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomi col 0 Yes C Probably Astronomical :J:tNo C l . i 1 i ::1:: C Possibly Astronomical . 7. LENGTH OP OBSERVATION I. HUMBER OJI OBJECTS 9. COURSE C Oth':----~-~---- 0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation C Unlcnown 10. BRIIP SUMMARY Of SIGHTING ATIC POUI 329 (RKV 26 SaP 52) 11. COMMENTS U.S. AIR FORCE T!CHHICAL INFORMATION SHEET Thla queationnalre haa bHn prepared ao that you can give the U.S. ~ir Force aa much Information .aa poaaible .concerning the unidentified :aerial phenomenon that you have obaerved. Pleaae try to anawer aa many queatlons.aa you poaalbly .con. The information that you give will be used for reaearch purpoaea, .and will be regarded.a1 confidential material. Your name willnot be uaecl ln .connectlon with any atatement1, .conclu1lon, or publication. without your permi1alon We reque1t .thia personal In ion :ao that, lf.lt 1 neceaaary, we may contact you for further detaill. 1. When did you see the ob;ect? 3. Time Zone: fC irde One): a. , Eaatern 0.' Central c. Mountain d. Pacific ~. Where were you when you saw the obiect? Nearest Postal Address (Circle One): A.M. or P.M. (Circle One): a. Daylight Saving b. Standard City or Town Sta; or Country Additional remarks: 5. How long was object in sight? 5.1 Haw was time in sight determined? b. Fairly certain What wqs the condition ofthe.alcy? Not very sure Just a guess Bright .a-. 7 . IF you saw the obiect during DAYLIGHT, where was the SUN located as you looked at the object? (Circle One): a . In front of you b. In back of you c. To your right d. To your left e. Overhead f. Don't remember FTD JUL 61 164 Thle form eupenedee. ATIC 164, Feb 60, whlch l obeolete 8. IF you saw the obiect.at NIGHT, what did you notice.concernlng the STARS and MOON? 8.1 STARS (Circle One): 8.2 MOON (Circle One): d. Don!t remember 9. :The ob ict. appeared: ~Circle.One): a. Asa light a Bright moonlight Dull.moonlight c. No moonlight.-pitch darlc .d. Don!t remember d. Don't remember 10. lf.lt appeared as a light,was It brighterthan the brightest:stas? 11. Did the obiect: (Circle One for each questio Appear to stand still.at any time? Suddenly speed up and rush.awoy at any time? Breakup into parts or explode? Give off smoke? e. Change brightness? f. Change shape? Flash ar f l ieker? Di sappeor. and reappear ? 12. Did the obj"<:t move behind .something at any time, particular:y a cloud? (Circle One): Yes No. Don't Know. IF you answered YES, t ,e; J what 13. Did the obieet .move in front of something at any time, particularly a cloud? (Circle One): Yes Don't Know. IF you answered YES, th 14. Did the ob;ect appear: (Cirele One): 1 a . Solid b. Transparent c. Vapor d. Did you observe the ob;ect through any of the following? Eyeglasses Sun glasses Windshield d. Window glass Binoculars Theodolite en tell what Don't Know Tellln a few words the following thlngs.about.the obtec:t. b . Color ~7. Draw a picture that wlll~show.the11hapeof:the obiect.or .oblects. label.and lnclude:ln your.slcetch.any detall of the oblect:that y~:law."'uch.as wlngs,.protruslons,,etc:.,:and especlolly.exhaust trolls ar voportrolla . P.lcsc:e an.orrow.belde.the:drawlng:to show .the cllrectlon:the oblect:woa.movlng The edges of the object were: (Circle One}: a. Fuzzy or blurred b. Like. a . bright star e. Sharply outlined d. Don't remember 19. IF there was MORE'THAN ONE obfect, then how many were there? : _ . ----------- Draw a picture of how they were arranged, ancl put on arrow to show.the dlr t!on.thot.they wwe traveling 20. Draw a picture that will ahow.the'motion that the obiect or obiects made. Place an .. A .. at the beginning of .the path, .a uau at the end of the path, and :show any change In direction during the course 21. How Iorge didthe obiect.appear.to you as compared t~. an obiect with which you are familiar? 22. We wish to know the angular :aize. Hold a match stick at arm's length in line with a known ob!ect .and note how much of the object is covered by. the head of the motch. If you had performed this experiment .at the. tinte of the sighting, how much of the object would have been covered by the match head? 23. Did the obiect disappear while you were watching it? If so, how? 24. In order that you con give as clear a picture as possible of what you saw, describe in your own words a object or objects which, when p laced up in the sky, would give the same appearance cs the object which you saw. . 25. Where were you located. when you aaw the obiect? (Circle.One): lnaide.a building In an airplane (type) . 26. Were you (Circle One) a. In the bualn aection of.a city? b. In the residential :aection of.a city? {C. In open countryside? G. Near an airfield? Flying over a city? Flying over open.country? ~7. . What were y~ doir'SI at the time you:aciw.the object,.and how did you happen to nQticeit? 28. IF you.were MOVING IN AN AUTOMOBILE or other.vehicle.at the time,then complete.the following queations: W~at directior! were you moving? (Citcle One) c. Eaat .e. d. Southeast h. Northwest 28.2 How fost were you moving? miles per hour. 28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were :ooking at the obiect? (Circle One) . . 29. What d trection were you looking when you first saw the obiect? (Circle One} b. Northeast f. Southwest 30. What direction were you loolcin~ when you last saw 'he obiect? (Circle One} a,. North h., Northwest i. Overhead d. Southeaa t f. Southweat 31. If you are familiar with bearing terms (angular .direction), try to estimate the n\Jmber of degrees the obiect wcs , from true North (thr.u east) and also the number of de,rces it was upward from the horizon (elevation) 31.1 When it first appeared: o. From true North _ b. From horizon _...;.. 31.2 When it disappeared: a. From true North b. From horizon------ 32. In the following slcetch, Imagine that you are at the point shown. Place an A on the curved line to show how hieh the object was above the horizon (alcyline) when you firtt aaw it. Place a "B on the same curved line to show how high the obiect was above the horizon (akyl.ine) when you last saw it .;J ln the following iorgei s~eich place ar. A' at the position the object was when you First saw it, and a positio:-1 wh~l"' you /cg so~o. it. Refer ~o smeller sk~r~ch oc an example of how to eomplete the larget sketch 34. What were the weather condition a .at the time you aaw the obiect? CLOUDS(Circle One) ~ a: Clear alcy c. Scattered:clouda d. Thiele or ~ 'ovy c louda WEATHER (Circle One) li. Fog,. miat, or light .rain c. Moderate or :heovy .rain e. Don~t reiiDember 35. When. and to whom did you report th'at. you. had . leetJ. the obiect? 36. Waa anyone elte with you.at the time you aaw the obiect? (Circle One) 36.1 IF you answered YES, did they '" the obiec' too? (Circle Onej 36.2 P~eose lia addreaaea: 37. Was tnis the first time that you had seen an object or ob!ecta like .. this? (Circle One) 37.1 IF you answered NO, then when, where, and under what circumstances.did you see other ones? 38. In your opinion what do you thinlc the obiect was and what might.have cauaecl it? 39. Do you think you can estimate the speed of the object? (Cirf:le One) IF you answered YES, then what speed 'would you estimGte? -/ ,\,..-rr 40. Do you thinlc you can estimate how far away from you the obiect.wos? (Circle One) IF you answered YES, then how far away woul~ you.say It was? -- '~"----- 41. Please give the indicate any additionai information about yourseif, :ncluding :my education, which might be ;Mrtinent. 42. Date you.completed this questionnaire: !Jay Month